COBALAMIN

Etymology

Noun

cobalamin (plural cobalamins)

(organic compound) Any of several forms of vitamin B12 depending on the upper axial ligand of the cobalt ion.

Hyponyms: adenosylcobalamin, aquocobalamin, cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, methylcobalamin

Source: Wiktionary



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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